India, Nov. 13 -- Years before his current legal battles, music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs had already faced heavy legal blows due to his violent behaviour towards American record executive Steve Stoute.

This happened during the direction of a music video for Nas's 1999 song, 'Hate Me Now,' in which Diddy appeared. In the video, he was depicted wearing a crown of thorns and posing as though he were crucified on a cross. Initially, Diddy approved the final cut but changed his mind just before its release. However, since Sony had spent $14,000 on the scene's production, they refused to remove it.

Days later, Diddy and two associates went to confront Stoute at his office. Stoute described the encounter to the Los Angeles Times, saying, "One ...